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*sniff* Last day of work today. Very strange. Sigh, am going to miss the bookstore, but I have people's emails, and must remember, it is just down the street. And also must remind myself that I don't have to shelve books next week! Woot.
But it was very nice, and everyone said bye, and they even had a cake and a card. I feel very appreciated now. It is nice knowing that they thought I was quite a wonderful employee -- counteracts the ughness of ibanking. Also, heh, I like having my ego stroked (I told this to the boy and he responded by stroking my hair. "That's not where my ego is!" I said.). I also bought another giant load of books. I probably have enough non-fiction to last me through the year. Sigh. And then I had to return everything I had borrowed, half of which I haven't even finished yet, which made me remember that I can't just pop in there and borrow stuff anymore. Best library ever.
Then the boy and I went to see Shaun of the Dead and left half-nauseated, half-amused. The first part was great, absolutely hilarious, but then it starting hunkering down and really being a zombie movie, which is when I started getting nauseous. So yeah, that's about all the zombie movie I can take. That got me thinking: I instrinsically dislike horror. I can't off the top of my head think of any other genre that I intrinsically dislike. I mean, I am indifferent toward mystery but can be persuaded by good characters or humor or the like. Obviously I enjoy romances (depending on the quality of the writing). I tend toward scoffing at thrillers, but again, it depends on the level of characterization mostly. Also, a lack of comparing one's hero to an aging Indiana Jones helps (*cough*DanBrown*cough*). But I will not watch or read or listen to horror.
Unless, of course, the horror is extremely minimal, and even then, I dislike the horror elements (yes, I closed my eyes through half of Sixth Sense). I think perhaps the big exception to this with me is Buffy, in which case I take the scary portions, like Hush or Conversations with Dead People, because the rest of the show is wonderful. Basically, when it comes down to it, I'm incredibly squeamish (ergo the general un-excitement about thrillers) and really hate being scared. Slightly frightened I can do, but I don't want to be given nightmares or the like.
So I wonder if people who don't like romance or sci-fi or fantasy or mystery have this same sort of visceral reaction. And I wonder what it's to? The pseudo-historical settings in fantasy? The magic? The intrinsic not-of-this-world-ness? A story focused on emotions? It's strange thinking about it, because obviously I enjoy the genres and as such, can't quite bend my head around what other people would find off-putting.
But it was very nice, and everyone said bye, and they even had a cake and a card. I feel very appreciated now. It is nice knowing that they thought I was quite a wonderful employee -- counteracts the ughness of ibanking. Also, heh, I like having my ego stroked (I told this to the boy and he responded by stroking my hair. "That's not where my ego is!" I said.). I also bought another giant load of books. I probably have enough non-fiction to last me through the year. Sigh. And then I had to return everything I had borrowed, half of which I haven't even finished yet, which made me remember that I can't just pop in there and borrow stuff anymore. Best library ever.
Then the boy and I went to see Shaun of the Dead and left half-nauseated, half-amused. The first part was great, absolutely hilarious, but then it starting hunkering down and really being a zombie movie, which is when I started getting nauseous. So yeah, that's about all the zombie movie I can take. That got me thinking: I instrinsically dislike horror. I can't off the top of my head think of any other genre that I intrinsically dislike. I mean, I am indifferent toward mystery but can be persuaded by good characters or humor or the like. Obviously I enjoy romances (depending on the quality of the writing). I tend toward scoffing at thrillers, but again, it depends on the level of characterization mostly. Also, a lack of comparing one's hero to an aging Indiana Jones helps (*cough*DanBrown*cough*). But I will not watch or read or listen to horror.
Unless, of course, the horror is extremely minimal, and even then, I dislike the horror elements (yes, I closed my eyes through half of Sixth Sense). I think perhaps the big exception to this with me is Buffy, in which case I take the scary portions, like Hush or Conversations with Dead People, because the rest of the show is wonderful. Basically, when it comes down to it, I'm incredibly squeamish (ergo the general un-excitement about thrillers) and really hate being scared. Slightly frightened I can do, but I don't want to be given nightmares or the like.
So I wonder if people who don't like romance or sci-fi or fantasy or mystery have this same sort of visceral reaction. And I wonder what it's to? The pseudo-historical settings in fantasy? The magic? The intrinsic not-of-this-world-ness? A story focused on emotions? It's strange thinking about it, because obviously I enjoy the genres and as such, can't quite bend my head around what other people would find off-putting.